Alişer
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Alişer or Alişir Efendî (Kurdish: Alîşêr Efendî; 1862 at İmranlı, Sivas vilayet - 9 July 1937 at Kafar village, Dersim), was a Kurdish poet, bard, intellectual[3] and leader of Koçgiri tribe who fought against the Ottomans during World War I under Russian affiliation. He was the organizator of Koçgiri rebellion and one of the main leaders of the Dersim rebellion.
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Alişer Efendî | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1862 İmranlı, Sivas Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 9 July 1937 (aged 75[1]) Kafat, Ovacık |
Spouse(s) | Zarife Xanım [ku] (?–9 July 1937) |
Nickname | Alîşêr Efendî |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire[2] (1914[2]–17) Society for the Rise of Kurdistan (1919–21) |
Wars |
Dersim rebellion |
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One of the members of the Koçgiri tribe, who was born in present-day Azger (Atlıca) village of İmranlı district of Sivas, in 1921, the "Koçgiri rebellion", which took place in the Koçgiri region of Sivas, who made a name for himself with the events that have been recorded in official records as the first degree cause and perpetrator of the "rebellion".[3]